Charlie De Voet

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Charlie De Voet's (b. 1977, Ronse, Belgium ) painting practice is primarily an investigation into space and materiality, both within and beyond the boundaries of painting. Central to his work is the behavior of oil paint under extreme layering, and how this contributes to optical depth, color, and texture. At the same time, he explores the limits of the medium by using paint as an autonomous, sculptural and skin-like material. By detaching the painting from its traditional support, he creates objects that not only present an image but also occupy space. His work balances surface and volume, illusion and physical presence. For De Voet, painting becomes not merely a window looking out onto the world, but a tangible, spatial experience in which tradition and experimentation can merge into a single gesture.

Recently, ‘LET SEEK HIDE & PAINT’ opened as his second solo exhibition with BARBÉ. The gallery has presented his works in numerous exhibitions both in and outside the gallery. He has also participated in exhibitions at venues including Spazio Display (Parma, IT), Art Rotterdam (NL), CAN Art Ibiza (ES), Ballroom Project (Antwerp, BE), Plus-One Projects (Antwerp, BE), Hilvaria Studios Foundation (NL), Dewael Gallery (Antwerp, BE), the MERode Collection (Ronse, BE), Fred&Ferry (Antwerp, BE) Badaff, (Ghent, BE), Zebrastraat (Ghent, BE) Art Brussels (Brussels, BE), among others. In 2025 he participated in the inaugural exhibition of the ABBY Museum in Kortrijk (BE). In 2026 he had his 2nd solo exhibition 'LET SEEK HIDE & PAINT' with BARBÉ.